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Chile's firefighters have proudly worked as unpaid volunteers since the 19th century. But this month's devastating fire in Valparaiso has led many to question whether the country should move to a paid force.

Turkey's effort to block Twitter was largely unsuccessful — but it's had an unexpected consequence. Supporters of the local ruling party and Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan have launched a Twitter alternative — AKPitter.

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On Saturday Afghans will vote in the third election since the Taliban's fall. And, it will be the first presidential race there without Hamid Karzai on the ballot. With 11 candidates running, the race appears wide open.

Investigators trying to solve the mystery of what happened to Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 370 are hoping to locate one particular vital clue — the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders, commonly referred to as “black boxes.” But airlines' continued use of the aging technology brings up questions of its own.